HOT BIRD 10, NSS-9 and Spirale launch

An Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket with an ECA cryogenic upper stage has successfully launched the European Hot Bird 10, the NSS 9 telecommunications satellite, and a pair of Spirale optical early-warning satellites for the French military, at 22:09 GMT, 12 February, 2009, from the Kourou launch facility in French Guiana.